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For sure, sometimes it's not the conversational style, there's just a genuine lack of interest. And yes, during a topic you're obviously asking for details and
by crazygringo 2y ago
For sure, sometimes it's not the conversational style, there's just a genuine lack of interest.
And yes, during a topic you're obviously asking for details and showing interest.
But it's more the in-between topics that I'm referring to. To me, a good conversation is when the other person just naturally builds -- "OMG, that reminds me of" or "let me tell you about when" or "funny you say that, in my own family...".
I find the most awkward conversations to be the ones where there's silence and then someone feels compelled to ask a forced question. "So, uh, do you have any siblings?" "So how long have you been at your job?" "Do you like living in the city?"
But that's my point -- in my experience, a good conversation is when both people are constantly jumping in. Nobody has to "wait for a question", or wait to be asked to talk. People just talk, because the interest is obvious.
To me, the best start to a conversation isn't "so, how was your day?", but rather, "you would not believe what happened to me today!" or "OMG I'm ready to murder my boss."
- aaronbaugher 2y agoRight. I always figured I was a poor conversationalist, because I'm fairly quiet and sometimes don't know what to say. But since reading online about the difficulties people have with conversation, especially in a dating context, I feel like a master at it. Sometimes it doesn't work well, but when it's working, it just flows, and no one really asks a question in that interview way. Adam says something about work, and that prompts Betty to relate a story about school, which makes Adam think of a friend who did a funny thing, etc. A few hours later, you notice the waiter would really like you to pay the check and get out.